Longcross railway station

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Longcross
Location	Longcross, Runnymede England
Grid reference	SU978660
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	LNG
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Original company	Southern Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
c. 1940	Opened to restricted traffic, as Longcross Halt
21 September 1942	Opened to general traffic
5 May 1969	Renamed Longcross
Passengers
2016/17	14,990
2017/18	25,784
2018/19	23,090
2019/20	22,948
2020/21	21,356
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Longcross railway station is centred approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the locality of Longcross in Surrey, England on the border of the former parishes of Virginia Water and Lyne and Longcross (a current civil parish) in part of the large wooded sandy heath known as Surrey Heath (which is larger than the area of the district of the same name). It is 25 miles 11 chains (40.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo and is served as a minor stop by South Western Railway on the Waterloo–Reading line.

History[]

The station was opened c. 1940 by the Southern Railway. Originally named Longcross Halt, it was not shown in regular timetables until 21 September 1942. On 5 May 1969 it was renamed Longcross by British Rail.^[1]

Since early 2006, the stopping train service has been gradually improving from peak hour only, to a Monday to Saturday 6am to 9pm service, with an hourly service on Sunday. This is to support the nearby Longcross Garden Village development.

Location[]

The station provides access to Longcross Garden Village, and the adjacent Longcross film studios. The station is not accessible directly by road but can be reached from the south along Burma Road, or via Churchill Drive.

On the north of the station is Wentworth Golf Course although there is no right of way across the course from the station.^[2] The station is also adjacent to parts of the Wentworth Estate and Chobham Common.

Services[]

The off-peak Monday to Saturday service at the station is:^[3]

• 2 trains per hour to London Waterloo via Richmond
• 2 trains per hour to Reading

On Sundays the service reduces to hourly in each direction.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Virginia Water		South Western Railway Waterloo–Reading		Sunningdale

References[]

External links[]

• Train times and station information for Longcross railway station from National Rail
• Marshall, Geoff (8 November 2016). "Longcross - Least Used Station in Surrey". Geofftech (YouTube). Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. - Video covering a visit to the station.

Coordinates: 51°23′06″N 0°35′42″W / 51.385°N 0.595°W / 51.385; -0.595